In 1952, the idea was established to start the
Seventh-Day Adventist medical work in Mindanao. Providentially,
the Shekers family offered their land which was along Tibanga Highway,
Iligan city, at a cost of P60,000.00, where Mindanao Sanitarium & Hospital
stands at present.

By April of 1952, the construction of the hospital
started. Meanwhile, two rooms of a hotel owned by Antoio Sy were
rented in downtown Iligan to serve as a clinic. About middle of
July 1952, the Southern Mission Clinic, which was later called Mindanao
Sanitarium & Hospital, began to operate. In March 1953, the
Southern Mission Clinic was closed and Mindanao Sanitarium & Hospital
got its name and was finally opened to the public.

In just a matter of two years from its opening, the bulk
of patients increased which necessitated the construction of a new wing
of the hospital building. The hospital bed capacity increased from
20 to 60 in 1955, to 75 in 1970 and finally it increased to 100 in 2001.

After 50 Golden years of continued quality service,
Mindanao Sanitarium & Hospital has embedded into its workforce and
business practices the principle of quality service beyond customer
expectation. It has instilled its quality assurance program into
its operations, and continually reviews its procedures and
guidelines to improve efficiency and effectivity for its constituents.

Mindanao Sanitarium & Hospital is operated by the
Seventh-Day Adventist Church, and is a member of the Adventist Health
System - Asia. Adventist Health System is a chain of over 500
prestigious hospitals and clinics worldwide.

Founded in 1952, it boasts of the best service and is equipped with the
latest medical technology in the community. Together with its highly qualified
personnel, staff and physicians, it has improved its quality in healthcare
service exceeding some of the strictest standards set by the medical society
and government agencies.

Aside
from providing the best healthcare facility in the region, MSH has successfully
carved an impeccable trademark in quality healthcare making it a prominent
market leader in the industry . In line with its on-going program to institutionalize
quality service, MSH shares its knowledge and passes them on by providing
learning programs and opening a
school of medical arts. It educates people
in preventive medicine through lifestyle changes (NEWSTART), proper diet
and even opening the first smoking cessation clinic in the community. The
MSH goal is not only to provide physical healing but emotional and spiritual
healing as well.

MSH responds to community needs by providing fee medical outreach, medical
and health lectures, charity program, and actively taking part in government,
community and denominational launched programs.

In the new millennium, MSH looks back to its past achievements with an uninhibited
sense of pride, while looking forward with eager confidence to continue
the great commission of spreading the gospel through quality healthcare
service. With its strategic planning and foresight, MSH is indeed well-placed
to take on new challenges and establish a dominant role in the emerging
global market.